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A watchdog report found ChatGPT gave teens advice on drug use, eating disorders, and suicide.

Researchers easily bypassed safety warnings to get harmful, personalized responses.

OpenAI says it's working to improve how ChatGPT handles sensitive situations.

According to new research from a watchdog group, ChatGPT can provide 13-year-olds with detailed advice on substance use, hiding eating disorders, and even writing emotionally charged suicide notes to their parents.

The Associated Press reviewed more than three hours of interactions between ChatGPT and researchers posing as vulnerable teens.

The chatbot typically provided warnings against risky activity but went on to deliver startlingly detailed and personalized plans for drug use, calorie-restricted diets or self-injury.

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